Rather than someone she’d slept with during orientation, and twice more their first semester, he was now the kid brother she’d give life advice and hand-me-down Looney Tunes sweatshirts to.… More
The Fire
FLASH FICTION by James EvansPeople keep telling you that time heals all wounds and you want to tell them to fuck off. You want to grab them by their faces, squeeze, and scream that it will never get better. But you only nod and walk away.… More
Saguaro
FLASH FICTION by Meg PokrassHe points the camera at her bulbous green nubs, tastes salt on his cheeks for the first time in days, and touches her long, wispy white hair that reminds him of Myna’s. “Hey, I’ve started singing in the shower again,” he tells her, as if, like his late wife, she’ll be proud.… More
So Much For Love
FICTION by Jody LisbergerNear the door, an older woman stops to ground out her cigarette underfoot. She looks me up and down as she twists real hard, like she could put out all the fires in the world. Me in my khakis, flannel shirt, and a borrowed wool coat. I clutch the invitation in my hand. “Hey, I’m here for love,” I want to say. “You got a problem with that?” … More
Smoke
FLASH NONFICTION by Susan IsraelThey’re prepping him for surgery now. IVs inserted in matchstick veins, secured with tape, fluids dripping at a hypnotic rate. “You’re going to feel a prick,” the nurse alerts him as she aims yet another needle at him like a dart. I am a prick, he thinks.… More
Please Excuse My Rrhoid Rage
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Jasmine MosherImagine popping a squat to take your regular morning shit and looking down to discover that some homicidal maniac had committed murder in the water right below your unsuspecting cooter, despite the fact you’re an innocent salad eater who doesn’t even consume bread. Not cool, bro.… More
Two Stories
FLASH FICTION by Jeanne-Marie FlemingScott, held the brick—room 204, and now the envelope. He slunked past the rancid stinking cafeteria, and past the mosaic of tiles made by the sixth graders, his tile—black with a single white dot in the center. His eyes smiled when they landed on his dot—his father, sinking in a murky sea.… More
Two Stories
FLASH NONFICTION by Marilyn DuarteLet me pretend that my dad didn’t storm our house, kick our front door until it caved in, nor did he stab it with a steak knife. That as I peered outside, barefoot and confused, the police officer hadn’t noticed me. Pretend I didn’t see my mom holding her head in her hands and rocking back and forth, and that I never heard her say, he’s going to kill us, he’s going to kill us.… More
A Pink Glow Like Mist
FICTION by Max-Tate ForestThey’re loyal to you. They’re lonely men whose entire life revolves around a 20 by 10 screen. I know you can’t imagine what that’s like, neither can I, but can we both rationally consider the aftermath? You… go away, their screen goes empty, and there’s nothing. They’re cold and empty husks. What do you think happens when people don’t have anything left to live for? They kill other people, or themselves.… More
The Engineer’s Tale
FICTION by Ankit Raj OjhaThe world didn’t end in 2012, but reason surely left his body when he fell for that girl. Shrikanth once asked Dharmesh how he met his girlfriend. Motherfucker went on and on till the cock roosted at dawn. Binod’s has stopped roosting since 2012.… More
Manly Tears
FLASH FICTION by Benedict PignatelliHe wasn’t scared, or upset, or panicking. He was a man, he was angry. Full of rage. These were rageful tears.… More
